Trunk.



G. H. WHEARY. TRUNK.

APPLICIATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

1,093,223 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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TRUNK,

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 11. 1912.

' Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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A T TOFxA/LZYS following is a trunk .portion being indicated bv lines;

To all wltom it may concern x of Wisconsin,

' robe containersor hol lers other than trunks.

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GEORGE HTAWHEARY, OF BACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE HARTMANN TRUNK CQMBANY, 0F RACINE, WISCONSIN, A COREOEATION OF WISCONSIN.

TRUNK.

. Specification. of Letters Fatent. p te ted Apr, ta, 191st.

' Application filed May 11, 1912. Serial No. 696,549.

locking members in section; Fig. l is a front view thereof with the extensible rails in folded position, portions of the trunk bemg represented by dotted lines; Fig 5 is. a front view, on a larger scale, of the outer ends of the extensible supporting tracks in locked engagement with the trunk cover, the cover being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 6 s a detail view, on a larger scale, of the inner end of one of the extensible. tracks and the cover member engaged thereby; Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view taken on.

77 of Fig. 5-, Fig. 8 is a detail View that I, Gnonen H. Wilmer, United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State have invented new and use which the being which Be it known a citizen of the ful Improvements in Trunks, of

description, reference had to the accompanying drawings, are a part of this s ecification.

.This invention re ates to improvements in trunks and more particularly to the meansfor supporting the garment hangers positioned within the wardrobe compartmentof a trunk or any other clothes retainer.

it is one of-the objects of this invention to provide a trunk in which the g hangers are supported on fixed tracks having extensible ends which may be swung outwardly, horizontally, from the trunk when the trunk cover is in open position to permit the garment hangers being slid outwardly on saidextensible tracks.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a trunk having a cover which is locked in closed position by the extensible tracks. i

A further object "of the invention is to provide a trunk in which the folding portions of the tracks are so constructed as to be self supporting when in open position.

A further object of the inventionis to provide extensible garment hanger tracks which arealso adapted for use in wardline of one of the tracks and the cover member engaged thereby; and Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of one of the tracks.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 12 indicates the wardrobe section of a trunk, 13 the side cover, and 14 the top cover thereof. The upper end of the wardrobe section of the trunk is reinforced by a U-shaped strap 16 which is riveted to the side walls of the trunk and which also serves asa means for attaching the inner ends of the fixed rails 17thereto. The inner ends of these rails extend through and areriveted to the rear portion of the strap 16 and extend forwardly in a line parallel with the side portions of said strap ward end portions are attached to 'and supported on upwardly extending brackets 18 fastened to the side walls of the trunk. The outer ends of the rails are provided with horizontally extending slots 19 to accommodate the inwardly extending tongues 20 of the extensible rails 21. The tongues extend into the slots 19 and are hinged to the fixedrails 17 by pins 22 to permit said extensible rails to be swung horizontally into longitudinal alineinent with the fixed rails or at right angles with relation thereto The tongues are of sufiicient length to extend over the angular hook brackets 2-3 which are fastened to and depend from the top cover of the trunk. The side edges of the tongues and the hook brackets are beveledoff to provide for the tongues easily engaging the hook brackets and to also law the cover firmly in closed position.

\Vith the above and other objects in wow, the invention consists of the improved trunk and its parts and combinations, as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the improved trunk provided with the garment hanger supporting means, the trunk covers bein shown in open position and with the folding portions of the track swung out of the trunk and in horizontal position; Fig. 2 is a front view, on a larger scale, of onehalf of a modified form of hanger supporting means shown in closed position, they dotted Fig. 3 is a top view of the supporting means of thepr'incipal' form with one of the extensible tracks in partly open position and with portions of the cover the medially ber 25 whenthe cover s in looking 111cm and their forclosed position to lock the extensible tracks against longitudinal movement and thus brace the fixed tracks and the side walls of the compartment against lateral strain.

The rails are positioned adjaevt to .the side portions of the trunk and are adapted to support garment hangers 2t removal'ily mounted thereon. These hangers con'iprise an upper horizontal supporting portion 2?, provided with hooked ends 28 which extend. over the opposite rails, and a garmenthanger portion 29 which depends medially from the horizontal portion and is of suitable shape to support a garment thereon.

\Vhen the top cover is in closed position the angular hook brackets of the-cover extend in the path of movement of the hooked ends of the horizontal supporting portion 27 and prevent the garment; hangers from accidentally slipping oil the ends of the fixed tracks. The shoulders 30 ot the tensible tracks engage the outer end portions of the fixed tracks when in open posh tion and serve to prevent the extensible tracks from swinging to positions beyond positions in longitudinal alinement' with the fixed tracks.

In the modified torm shown in Fig. 2 the rail is shown in connection with a trunk having a closed top and with the angular hook brackets omitted, as it only desirabl to use the medial locking member when used in connection with a trunk of t is type.

In use the side cover is opened and th extensible tracks are swung horizontally outwardly to unlock the. top cover and the v The garment hangers may now he slid outwardly on the extensible rails and be. separated sultieiently far to permit any han r to be i i'ependently removed or replaced witht'nit disturbing the other lit-.i'igers.

From the foregoing deseri 'ition it will be seen that the trunk is oi simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose desired. and that the rails are i the garn'ient hangers and also lock the upper cover in closed position.

What I-claim as my ii'ivcntion is:

t. A trunk, cmnprising a compartment provided with a cover having a locking means connected thereto. a fixed garment hanger rail mounted within the ing the locking means of the cover and adapted to be swung out of the eompartment to disengage the iocltinganeans and to longitudinally alinewith the fixed rail.

2. A trunk. comprising a compartment provided with a cover having a locking member connected thereto, a fixed rail mounted within the compartment, and an extensible rail hinged to the outer end of adapted to support I compar ment, and an extensible not directly engagthe fixed rail. and directly engaging the looking means of the cover and adapted to be swung horizontally out of the compartment to diseiigage the locking means and to l0n gitudina'lly aline with the fixed rail. I

3. :1 trunk, comprising a con'ipartment provided with a cover having locking members connected thereto, fixed rails mounted within the compartn ent horizontally movable extensible rails hinged to the outer ends of" the tixed rails and adapted to swing horizontally out oi the compartment, said extension rails adapted to engage the locking members of the cover and lock said cover inelosed position when swung into the C(H'J'lpttItn'lCIlt.

4. A trunk, comprising a compartment having a cover, a fixed rail n'iounted within the compartment. and a horizontally movable extensible rail of the fixed rail and engaging the cover and adapted to swing horizontally out of the compartment and. free from engagement with the cover and to a position in longitudinal alinement with the fixed 'ail and to he held in extended position thereby.

Li. A trunk, connvrising a compartment ha ring a cover provided with a medial locking member, fixed rails mounted within the coinpartment, and extensible rails hinged to the outer ends of the fixed rails and having angular lingers projecting from their free --:-nds which engage the locking member of the cover when swung horizontally intothe coniparti'ncut.

ii. A trunk, comprising a compartment having a cover provided with looking members, tired. tracks mounted within the com partment. extensible tracks hinged to the outer ends of the fixed tracks and having tongues provided on theirinner ends which engage the locking members of the cover when said extensible rails are swung horizontally into the com imrtment.

7. A trunk, comprising a compartmenthaving a cover provided with a medial locking means and with angular locking me'm- .hers. fixed rails mounted within the compartment, and extensible rails hinged to the outer ends of the fixed rails and adapted to be swunghorizontally into the compartment, said extensible ra ls provided with tongues on their inner ends which engage the angular locking members and with angular locking fingers on their free ends which engage the medial locking member.

l'n testimony whereof, I atlix my signature. in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. lVI-IEARY \Vitnesses I C. H. KEENEY,

KATLERINE HoLr.

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